cue

What it is

cue is an open-source macOS AI copilot that floats over the screen, sees what you see, hears your meetings, and stays hidden from screen shares. It is a free, self-hosted alternative to Cluely and uses your own AI key.

How it works

cue runs as an Electron app that captures screen, mic, and meeting audio, transcribes audio via Whisper or Gemini, and streams LLM responses to a glass panel. It uses a single macOS window flag (setContentProtection(true)) to attempt invisibility in screen shares. Inputs are kept separate: screen, mic, and meeting audio. Outputs stream into the UI.

Getting started

Install options:

• Option A — Download the app (easiest): follow the Release page and unzip cue-mac.zip, then drag cue.app into Applications. First open requires an manual trust step via Finder and an optional Terminal command to clear xattr.
• Option B — Run from source (developers):

git clone https://github.com/Blueturboguy07/cue.git
cd cue
npm install
npm start

To build:

npm run pack

Step-by-step setup after first launch includes granting macOS permissions for Microphone and Screen Recording and adding your AI key in Settings. Supported providers include OpenAI, Anthropic (Claude), and Google Gemini. Your key is stored locally in cue-data.json.

Recent releases

Latest release: v0.1.0 cue v0.1.0 (2026-07-15): First public release of cue — an open-source macOS AI overlay. Install instructions reference cue-mac.zip in Releases.

Traction

Stars: 494, Forks: 100, Open issues: 4. Created 2026-07-15, last push 2026-07-17.

Behind the repo

No linked startup/company information provided.

Caveats

License: GPL-3.0-or-later. Age: created 2026-07-15. Noted macOS 15.4+ limitations for invisibility in screen captures and the need to follow Zoom capture mode guidance. Open issues: 4. ad-hoc signing means re-grants may be needed after rebuilds.